Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53711
Category:	Debian Local Security Checks
Title:	Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-588-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'gzip' package(s) announced via the DSA-588-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'gzip' package(s) announced via the DSA-588-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Trustix developers discovered insecure temporary file creation in supplemental scripts in the gzip package which may allow local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack. For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 1.3.2-3woody3. The unstable distribution (sid) is not affected by these problems. We recommend that you upgrade your gzip package. Affected Software/OS: 'gzip' package(s) on Debian 3.0. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 2.1 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0970 BugTraq ID: 11288 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11288 Debian Security Information: DSA-588 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-588 http://www.zataz.net/adviso/ncompress-09052005.txt http://secunia.com/advisories/13131 http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050 XForce ISS Database: script-temporary-file-overwrite(17583) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
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